Leo

[Magazinepile]

What do you think of it? Any similar names?
Leo is lion in Latin which I think is cool as its fierce yet sweet. Opinions?

[Pinklily1]

I like it. It works at all ages. I also like the meaning too. We are having a girl, but our boys names list consisted of Leo and Theo (not a great deal of variety!)

[marblestatue]

I really like it.

[iPost]

I love it. If we had had another child it would have been Leo, if male.

It's pronounced differently here, lay-oh rather than lee-oh. But I like both.

[228agreenend]

Leo was on our list until Tony Blair named his child Leo (16 years ago). Didn't want a celebrity name. Still love the name, though.

[TheViewFromTheSheepSeats]

There's a Welsh variant - 'llew' which I think is lovely and far rarer.

[Magazinepile]

We already have a boy and a girl and dds name is shortened to 3 letters and 2 syllables like Leo and ds' name is 1 syllable but sometimes made into 2 so I think it would go nicely.

Any similar names anyone?

[Magazinepile]

Yes ipost that's what I didn't know too leeow or layow.

And oohh theview I like that. It's sweet and different plus dd's spelling is different to the norm. And ds' name isn't that common

[ZenNudist]

Love. It was on our list.

[Bear2014]

It's lovely but very very popular where we live (London) - there was at least one in every baby group and four in DD's nursery!

[NoncommittalToSparkleMotion]

Love it, hope to use it one day.

[Madbengalmum]

Like it.

[sonlypuppyfat]

Are you having a lion?

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

I like it. Leon has the same meaning and is equally easy to spell and pronounce. If you have a girl, you could call her Leonie.

Similar: Theo, Max, Felix, Ivo, Louis, Micah, Noah, Ethan, Jacob, Titus, Miles, Milo, Arlo.

[SteviebunsBottrittrundle]

Love Leo and also Leon. Both are on my (very hypothetical) boy name list.

[Jacobbay]

It's an excellent name

[BendydickCuminsnatch]

Really like it! I also like Theo but think Leo is much more interesting and less widely used. Also I know a little girl Leo(nora) which I think is incredibly cool.

[HerdsOfWilderbeest]

Love it. Soft but strong. Perfect.

[Zhabr]

In my son's school year there are Leo,Leon and Leonardo.

[DramaAlpaca]

Good name, short & neat but strong.

[RortyCrankle]

Leo is a lovely name. Is your son going to be born in August so it matches his star sign?

[Magazinepile]

Thanks all! I think it's popular but it doesn't really matter as it's such a nice name. Really not the end of the world if he's called Leo H to differentiate him from the other leo(s)

[MrsGsnow18]

I like it. I don't know any other Leos.
I don't like the suggestion of Leon however because of the car Seat Leon. Quite a popular car nowadays and I just wouldn't want to be named the same as a car model.

[Mummamayhem]

I really like it but it's out for us as surname starts with an L and doesn't sound right.

[Magazinepile]

Our surname is a fairly popular one beginning with H and the other two DC have fairly unpopular names I mean they're popular but you don't meet loads everyday. Just worried that Leo is too ordinary with our surname... They don't have middle names

[jellycat1]

Just seen this. Love the name Leo. I live in a 'nappy valley' area of London. Babies everywhere. I've met at least 3 of every name at nursery, school and baby groups and funnily enough the only Leo I know is mine!